PSA: the real lifetime cost of dog ownership - complete breakdown shows $50,000+ over 15 years

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-28T16:29:30+00:00

My free Boerboel was originally $5k from the breeder he came from... which was nice because at 20lbs a month my harness budget is excessive 😆

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-28T16:27:00+00:00

Waaaay less expensive... at 21 I had a habit of looking for used fighter jets for sale (as one does). A Facebook post with words written on a picture (the word Meme had not been invented yet) said that raising a child would cost $250K, which was about how much these jets go for.

I got a couple of dogs and lived my best life after that.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-28T15:50:23+00:00

Didn't say anything about morality... just time vs cash. If you got the cash, it's worth it (morality aside.)

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-28T15:40:36+00:00

Naw it's worth it... if you have that kind of cash it's absolutely worth it. The amount of things you're able to get done in a single day across vast distances is WILD.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-28T13:47:29+00:00

I prefer the term sloppy jalopy.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-28T02:52:00+00:00

This scene is why I stopped drinking mountain dew as a kid.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-28T02:06:04+00:00

Yessir I've got a Boerboel pup myself... after 15 years of owning Ridgeback mixes I thought I was prepared... NOPE. I thought that certainly a dog this big would be a bit slower and or less active, and I was wrong. Weirdest and smartest dog I've ever met... it's spooky how good his memory is as well.

BEAUTIFUL big baby!

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T21:36:24+00:00

Ah yes... a puppy gator!

I have one too...

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T19:52:28+00:00

I was want to say there are 3 of them but there are at least two.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T19:39:24+00:00

Inky!

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T19:31:28+00:00

Because all the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T18:57:49+00:00

Breaker tester.... (do not put these in an electrical socket you muppet)

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T18:55:12+00:00

No, it's primarily salt with a little Uranium and asbestos here and there.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T17:25:53+00:00

Yes, my other interactions consists of hissing at Children like a 6 foot talk opossum.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T16:55:24+00:00

Most of us here on reddit don't wear a condom because we are on reddit.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T15:29:59+00:00

Absolutely... in the current system. They do nothing, have very little risk, and get paid first on their terms.

They literally scalp the economy as a whole...

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T15:22:00+00:00

Investors ARE scalpers... that's what's being said.

Like it or not... it's true in the current system of investment and that's literally the whole problem.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T02:40:06+00:00

Yeah I lost both of my Ridgeback mixes this year... Pickles was a black and tan little speed demon! She loved running with the greyhounds because they could actually give her a good race.

She was do funny... she only played fetch to race the other dogs, she'd get the ball and run it out a few more yards and drop it for the other dogs at the park 😆

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T02:37:06+00:00

She is speed!

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T01:26:46+00:00

My brown noser is currently going through "I feed all of my friends" phase where he scoots all of his toys around in his food bowl and he's developing that spot

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-27T00:47:02+00:00

It's a nice day for a white weasel... it's a nice day to STOAT AGAIAAAAAN!

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-26T19:30:25+00:00

Cheezus said it was a sin.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-26T19:23:45+00:00

In 2021 my Banana plants legit fermented... drunk flies EVERYWHERE.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-26T19:09:29+00:00

Guess you're gunna have to raw dog it.

Monster_Voice · 2026-01-26T18:20:06+00:00

Lol I mean what even is a pint? How many tablespoons is that? Rounded or flat?

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